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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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