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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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