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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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