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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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