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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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