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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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