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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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