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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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