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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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