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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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