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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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