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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology enable students all over 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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