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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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