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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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