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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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