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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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