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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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