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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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