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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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