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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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