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As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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