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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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