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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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