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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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