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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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