MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South

<p>With e-learning technologies evolving and expanding at high rates organizations and institutions around the world are integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other open educational resources (OERs). <i>MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South</i> explores the initiatives that are leveraging these flexible systems to educate train and empower populations previously denied access to such opportunities. </p><p>Featuring contributors leading efforts in rapidly changing nations and regions this wide-ranging collection grapples with accreditation credentialing quality standards innovative assessment learner motivation and attrition and numerous other issues. The provocative narratives curated in this volume demonstrate how MOOCs and OER can be effectively designed and implemented in vastly different ways in particular settings as detailed by experts from Asia Latin America the Middle East Africa the Pacific/Oceania and the Caribbean. </p><p>This comprehensive text is an essential resource for policy makers instructional designers practitioners administrators and other MOOC and OER community stakeholders.</p>