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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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