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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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