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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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