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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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