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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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