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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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