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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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