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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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