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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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