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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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