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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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