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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 learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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