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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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