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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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