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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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