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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses 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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