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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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