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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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