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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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