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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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