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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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