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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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