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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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