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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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