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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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