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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 widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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