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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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