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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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