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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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