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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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