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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all over 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new 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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