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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. Everyone wants to better understand these new digital initiatives. How can online learning techniques 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. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World responds to this increasing demand by documenting implementations of MOOCs and other open educational resources. 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: Open Education MOOCs Book.

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MOOCs Stir Up Controversy: Experts are divided on whether massive open online courses will improve or destroy higher education.
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Task Force OER, MOOCs and Open Education: Institutional development and collaboration on 'European style' MOOCs.
OpenupEd is one of the largest MOOC providers for higher education.: OpenupEd is an open, non-profit partnership offering MOOCs that contribute to open up education.
The College Open Textbooks Collaborative: Training for instructors adopting open resources, peer reviews of open textbooks, and mentoring online professional networks.
What are MOOCs?: MOOCs are personalized online courses that allow thousands of students to participate.
Open education book: MOOCs and Open Education Media and Public Relations links.
MOOCs books blog post by Curt Bonk: Twenty Thoughts on the Types, Targets, and Intents of MOOCs.
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Curt Bonk's videos and MOOCs Books: What are MOOCs? The Design and Delivery of Flexible, Open, Online, and Massive Courses.
Open education across regions and nations: Books about Open Education and MOOCs.
MOOCs and Open Education Book on Taylor & Francis Group: Categories: Open & Distance Education and eLearning, Technology in Education, Teaching & Learning.
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Open World Books: Open Education Books by Curtis J. Bonk.