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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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