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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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