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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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