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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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