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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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