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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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