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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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