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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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