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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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