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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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