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As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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