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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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