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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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