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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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