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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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