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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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