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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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