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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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