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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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