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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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