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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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