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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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