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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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