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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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