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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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