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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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