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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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