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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? 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. 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. 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 most controversial issues that need to be explored? 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: MOOCs and Open Education Books.

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Open Education articles and best practices: Stepping Into Life Change: A New Measure of the Impact of MOOCs and Open Education.
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Massive Open Online Courses: Should all university lectures automatically be recorded?
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): A Primer for University and College Board Members: The collaboration of such name-brand institutions has sparked increasingly greater interest among higher education leaders and the public in such massive open online courses or MOOCs, as they are called, and in online education in general.
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MOOCs and Open Education: Implications for Higher Education: A better understanding of the phenomenon of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs).
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