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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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