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As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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