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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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