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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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