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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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