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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever 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 institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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