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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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