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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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