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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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