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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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