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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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