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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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