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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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