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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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