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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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