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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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