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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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