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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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