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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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