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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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