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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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