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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key 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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