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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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