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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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