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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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