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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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