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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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