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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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