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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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