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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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