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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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