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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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