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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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