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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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