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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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