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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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