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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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