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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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