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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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