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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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