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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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