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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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