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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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