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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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