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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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