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As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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