____________________________________________ Carol Coohey ____________________________________________ Jill Smith ii Dedication I dedicate this dissertation to my trailblazers, my parents, Fazl-e-Rehman Khan (late) and LalaRukh Khan (late), whose strong and gentle souls lit in me a desire to continue their efforts to enlighten our society with education in order to improve living standards. Indeed, my late mother's untiring toils sowed the seeds of my success. Rest in peace.iii

Education plays an important role in development of any country that is why this study was conducted in 2018 regarding online live classes at primary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on pilot based. This paper draws on the challenges faced by the facilitators, co-facilitators and teachers in the pilot project. Multiple tools were used for collecting data from facilitators, co-facilitators, and teachers. Data were collected from a total of four facilitators, sixteen co-facilitators, two IT experts, and four observers participated to develop this paper. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis technique. The study highlighted challenges like technology, delivery, and contents related issues. Apart from these Adaptability issue, Time Management and Motivation were also identified as challenges in live classes. The respondents used quick fixed remedies to address the challenges, and highlighted various recommendations for its solution.

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