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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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