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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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