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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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