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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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