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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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