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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and 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 educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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