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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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