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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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