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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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