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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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