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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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