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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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