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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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