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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)