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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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