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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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