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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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