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MOOCs and Open Education is an exciting and promising edited collection about massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. Technology-enhanced learning has rapidly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for distance learning. There are few trends in online learning technology over the past half-century that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. It is now impossible to cover these massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video workshops plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are an effort to respond to decades-long increases in the demand for instruction and online learning. Massively open online courses are definitely becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in learning technology.

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the current state of e-learning and educational resources in general. This 2015 Routledge book studies a lot of major advancements in massively online courses (MOOC). This engaging new book also investigates educational resources and online education issues. This book includes Forward #2 by Fred Mulder which is titled “Open(ing up) Education for All...Boosted by MOOCs”. The first part of this book includes Chapter #3 by Kumiko Aoki which is titled “MOOCs and Open Education in Japan: A Case of the Open University of Japan”. This book includes Chapter #6 which is titled “Open Education at the University of Cape Town”. For more info about this edited collection see this distance education website.

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