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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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