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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major 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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