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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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