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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an interesting and promising new edited collection relating to massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). Digital elearning technology has swiftly grown in terms of interactivity and the opportunity to reach people all over the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the Internet makes available practicable types of communication and interaction which are essential for technology-enhanced learning. There are few trends in digital learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these massive open online courses. It has become impossible to cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOC courses are based on prerecorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a response to recent increases in the demand for edification and e-learning. These massively open online courses are without question becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in distance learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World researches the potential of blended learning to provide access to new opportunities. This Routledge edited collection researches numerous meaningful gains in MOOC classes. This edifying new book also discusses open education resources (OER) and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes Forward #2 which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. For more details please see this books about open education website.

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