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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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