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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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