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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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