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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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