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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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