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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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