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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an engaging and promising edited collection relevant to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). Technology-enhanced learning has quickly advanced in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach learners all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformative technological influence of the information superhighway makes available potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for e-learning. There are hardly any trends in online education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massively open online courses. It is now impossible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOCs. Some massive open online courses are based on prerecorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side answer to increases in the demand for instruction and training. Massively open online courses are clearly becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in distance learning.

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World reviews opportunities in digital elearning technology online learning services, virtual learning activities and digital learning materials which are growing rapidly. This book considers a lot of noteworthy developments in massively online courses (MOOC). This interesting book also explores educational resources and online education topics. The front matter of this book includes a preface. This book is about “MOOCs and Open Education: Historical and Critical Reflections” and includes Chapter #2. This book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. To learn more about this Routledge edited collection please go to this distance learning website.

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