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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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