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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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