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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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