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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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