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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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