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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts 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 courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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