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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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