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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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