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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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