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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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