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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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