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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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