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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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