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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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