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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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