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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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