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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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