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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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