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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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