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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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