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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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