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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is an edifying and promising book related to massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). Digital educational technology has swiftly progressed in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach learners all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological impact of the information superhighway allows potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for online learning technology. There are hardly any trends in online education over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. We can no longer cover massive open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some massively open online courses are based on video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some massive open online courses are a supply-side effort to respond to recent increases in the demand for e-learning and learning. These online MOOCs are absolutely a relevant change agent influencing distance learning today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World explores the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual instructors academics, universities, and societies. This Routledge book examines dozens of substantial developments in massively online courses (MOOC). This scholarly new book also reviews open educational resources (OER) and online education subjects. For more details go to this open education resource website.

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