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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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