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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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