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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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