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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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