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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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