Some programs simply post videos of lectures or reading material online with little emphasis on whether students understand the material.

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Many years before their "slow design, " with its emphasis on craft and substance, came into the post-recession zeitgeist, Standefer and Alesch recognized it in each other's work.

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Its emphasis is on helping to meet the needs of developing countries, countries in transition and those in a post-conflict situation.

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