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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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