Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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