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As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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