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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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