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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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