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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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