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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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