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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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