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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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