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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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