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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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