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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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