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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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