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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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