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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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