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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a thought-provoking and promising edited collection pertaining to massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). Blended learning technology has rapidly progressed in terms of interactivity and the capacity to reach humans in every nation on earth since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological influence of the Internet offers potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are hardly any trends in digital e-learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of these MOOCs. We can no longer cover MOOC classes with one definition because there are many different categories of MOOC courses. Some MOOCs are based on recorded video seminars plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC classes are a supply-side answer to recent increases in the demand for e-learning and online education. These massive online courses are undoubtedly becoming a relevant catalyst for innovations in distance learning technology. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World talks about the potential of e-learning to provide access to new opportunities. This 2015 Routledge edited collection studies many far-reaching developments in massively open online courses. This exceptional new book also investigates open educational resources (OER) and online education issues. The front matter of this book includes Forward #1 by George Siemens. The first part of this book includes Chapter #2 which is titled “The Single Canon: MOOCs and Academic Colonization”. For more info please go to this open educational books website.

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