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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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