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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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