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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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