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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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