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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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