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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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