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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum 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 subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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