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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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