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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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