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Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, & Thomas H. Reynolds (2015). MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.

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As massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other forms of open educational resources (OERs) proliferate, there is an increasing need to better understand how these new forms of digital learning are being implemented in different regions of the world. Educational institutions, governments, and corporate organizations want to learn more about these new technological innovations. How can MOOCs and OERs be improved? Current e-learning changes have caused institutions and organizations to address topics like quality standards, attrition, learner motivation, credentialing, accreditation, and assessment of MOOCs and open education. To satisfy this increasing demand for understanding, MOOCs and Open Education Around the World describes how to conduct a MOOC and other implementations of open education courses. This MOOC book also discusses the potential hazards and educational improvements that are made possible by these new forms of online education. Many issues are being raised about assessment schemes, interaction possibilities, and optimal delivery formats. What are the different business models of companies which are offering MOOCs today like edX, MITx, Coursera, Udemy, and Udacity? What are the important issues that need to be resolved? This collection of MOOC articles and open education articles discusses useful research findings, practical teaching suggestions and distance learning recommendations. For more information please follow this link: MOOC Site.

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Open education across regions and nations: Books about Open Education and MOOCs.
The world of open education: So much is available for educators today! Free e-books and related e-book lists.
Open education and alternative learning routes: Latest news in learning technology and open education.
Open World Books: Open Education Books by Curtis J. Bonk.
MOOCs and Open Education: Open Education MOOCs Books.
The New Generation of Massive Open Online Course (MOOCS): This study examines the rapid shift and evolution in online education by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).
Open & Online Education at TU Delft: One of main developments is the creation of more than 15 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), given for free on the edX platform, on various topics.
What is Open Education: Join projects that are going on around the world.
Open Education Around the World: Open Education Around the World – A 2013 Open Education Week Summary

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MOOCs and Open Education: A report provides a nice summary of some key facts and issues to do with Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs).
Open Education: Free online open education. It puts into context not just the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) but also TED Talks.
Massive open online course: A massive open online course (MOOC) is aimed at unlimited participation and access.
Open education book: MOOCs and Open Education Media and Public Relations links.
Books about MOOCs: 4 Reasons Why the Bonk MOOC is So Interesting.
Dr. Curtis Bonk’s News MOOCs Books!: Workshop on MOOCs, Open Education, and E-Learning.
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Open education articles: Articles about MOOCs and Open education articles.
Articles related to online learning and open education.: Open education and many ideas related to Open education books and articles.
Experiment in Open Educational Resources: In education, we are now seeing open source software, open access journals, and open educational resources.