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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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