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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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