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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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