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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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