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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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