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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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