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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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