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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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