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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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