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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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