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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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