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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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