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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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