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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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