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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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