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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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