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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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