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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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