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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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