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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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