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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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