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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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