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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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