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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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