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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable humans 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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