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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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