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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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