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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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