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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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