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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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