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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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