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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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