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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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