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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important 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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