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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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