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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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