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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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