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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive 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 new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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