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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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