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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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