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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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