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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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