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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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