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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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