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The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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