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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting 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 book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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