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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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