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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important 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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