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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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