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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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