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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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