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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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