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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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