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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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