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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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