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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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