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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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