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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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