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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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