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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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