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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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