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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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