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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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