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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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