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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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