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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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