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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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