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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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