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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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