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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the 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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