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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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