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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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