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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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