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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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