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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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