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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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