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As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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