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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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