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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines 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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