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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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