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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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