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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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