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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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