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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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