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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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