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As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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