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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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