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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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