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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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