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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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