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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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