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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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