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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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