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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education