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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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