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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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