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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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