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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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