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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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