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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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