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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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