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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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