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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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