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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)