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As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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