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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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