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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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