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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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