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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)