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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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