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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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