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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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