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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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