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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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