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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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