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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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