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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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