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As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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