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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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