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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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