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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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