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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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