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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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