Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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