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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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