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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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