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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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