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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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