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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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