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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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