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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers 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 models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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