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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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