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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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