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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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