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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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