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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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