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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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