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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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