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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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