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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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