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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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