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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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