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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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