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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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