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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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