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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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