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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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