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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a breathtaking and promising new edited collection related to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open education resources. Blended learning technology has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach humans all around the world since the emergence of the Internet. The life-changing technological influence of the information superhighway makes possible kinds of communication and interaction which are essential for online education technology. There are few trends in distance learning technology over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of massive open online courses. It is no longer possible to cover these massively open online courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOCs are based on prerecorded video conversations plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOCs are an effort to respond to increases in the demand for teaching and learning and online learning. These massive open online courses are plainly a powerful change agent influencing education today. MOOCs and Open Education Around the World investigates the current state of online education technology and open educational resources (OERs) in general. This Routledge edited collection addresses dozens of far-reaching advancements in massive open online courses. This fascinating book also deals with open educational resources (OER) and online education issues. This book includes a preface by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, and Thomas H. Reynolds which is titled “Actions Leading to MOOCs and Open Education Around the World”. 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”. For more information see this distance learning website.

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