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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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