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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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