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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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