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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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