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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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