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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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