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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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