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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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