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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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