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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? Recent changes in online learning have forced institutions to invent new protocols to handle assessment, accreditation, quality standards, credentialing, motivating MOOC students and many other important issues. 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 open education book also describes some of the hazards and learning advancements that are possible with these new kinds of distance learning. Amongst the many issues which need to be addressed are student-teacher interaction, various assessment strategies, and content delivery platforms. What are the different business plans of governments and other institutions which offer MOOCs today? What are the important issues that need to be resolved? This book about online learning describes the current state of MOOCs and other open education trends and topics. This new distance-learning book shares practical suggestions, real world stories, and important research findings. For more information please follow this link: Open Education MOOCs Book.

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MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education: The phenomena of MOOCs are placed in the context of open education, online learning and changes that are currently taking place in higher education.
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MOOCs and Open Education around the World: Recapping the Past Year, Mapping the Road Ahead: This panel is a follow-up to the full day preconference symposium on MOOCs and Open Education around the World from E-learn 2013.
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