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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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