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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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