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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates 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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