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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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