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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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