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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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