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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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