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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important 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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