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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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