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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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