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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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