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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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