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As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important 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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