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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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