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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation 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 educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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