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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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