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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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