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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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