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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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