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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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