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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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