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As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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