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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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