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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources