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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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