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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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