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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key 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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