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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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