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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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