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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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