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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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