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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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