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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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