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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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