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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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