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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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