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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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