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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models 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 organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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