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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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