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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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