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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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