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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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