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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not 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 blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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