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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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