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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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