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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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