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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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