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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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