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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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