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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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