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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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