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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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