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As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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