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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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