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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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