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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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