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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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