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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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