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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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