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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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