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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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