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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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