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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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