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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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