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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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