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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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