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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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