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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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