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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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