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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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