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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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