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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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