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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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