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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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