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As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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