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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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