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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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