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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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