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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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