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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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