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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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