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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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