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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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