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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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