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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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