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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key 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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