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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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