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As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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