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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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