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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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