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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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