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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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