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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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