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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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