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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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