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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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