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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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