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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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