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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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