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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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