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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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