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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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