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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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