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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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