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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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