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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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