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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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