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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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