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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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