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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition