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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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