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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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