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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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