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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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