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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)