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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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