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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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