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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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