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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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