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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

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