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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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