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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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