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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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