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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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