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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 becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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