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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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