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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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