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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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