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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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