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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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