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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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