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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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