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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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