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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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