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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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