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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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