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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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