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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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